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Killarney used to accept it as a price of being a tourist town: ubiquitous disposable coffee cups spilling from bins, littering roads and blighting the area’s national park.

The County Kerry town went through about 23,000 cups a week – more than a million a year – adding up to 18.5 tonnes of waste.

Not any more. Three months ago, Killarney became the first town in Ireland to phase out single-use coffee cups. If you want a takeaway coffee from a cafe or hotel, you must bring your own cup or pay a €2 deposit for a reusable cup that is returned when the cup is given back.

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[–] RohanWillAnswer@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I recently visited Killarney and I thought it was a great system. As a tourist, the €2 was no big deal to have a cup for the whole week. Then I just returned it before I left and got the money back. They do this all over Germany and have branded cups for each town. It would be cool to see it more widely done elsewhere too.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

branded cups for each town

€2 is also a pretty cheap souvenir of a trip. my mom would have collected one of each.

[–] Resolved3874@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm 100% not giving that cup back and am collecting as many different ones as I can.

Admittedly I'll probably bring them home and never use them and throw them away in a few years because omg I have way to many cups I can't handle this anymore. But still.

[–] Maco1969@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I visited about twenty years ago, it's definitely worth a visit.

[–] Jagermo@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

I understand a 100 percent. Most shops here switched to something like recup, but I really like taking 10 minutes to drink from a decent cup. And, of course, italians always had al banco, where you drink a quick caffe` (espresso) while standing at the bar

[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very good system. We all need to get into the habit of bringing our own bottles/cups and reusable bags when we're out and about.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

I have a collapsible coffee cup made of silicone, works pretty well and barely takes any space at all in my bag.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Killarney used to accept it as a price of being a tourist town: ubiquitous disposable coffee cups spilling from bins, littering roads and blighting the area’s national park.

Eliminating single-use cups sounds a relatively modest goal but only a handful of other towns, such as Freiburg in Germany, are known to have tried similar initiatives.

“We were looking at options for community projects, and we thought, ‘Oh, coffee cups, that’ll be quick’,” said Louise Byrne, a sustainability manager for the Killarney Park Hotel and The Ross.

The campaign sought to enlist all of Killarney’s 21 independent cafes, a lengthy process of individual face-to-face meetings, research, negotiations, a town hall-style gathering, a video, and more discussions.

In addition to environmental benefits, the organisers said cafes could save money – each disposable cup costs 20 to 30 cents – and enhance Killarney’s brand.

He had no objection to paying a €2 deposit for a takeaway cup that could be returned to any cafe in Killarney or 400 locations across Ireland, including Dublin airport, that are part of a wider campaign.


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[–] switches@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

what a great idea. i would like to see this in my own home town. so much waste could be avoided…